Question 1

My final front magazine cover

 

 

I took the inspiration for the unique layout of my front cover from an Empire magazine I came across during my research for this text. Although it may look like there is alot going on, this is the effect I was going for.

 

 

Although the advertisement on the front of this existing magazine front cover is not for a horror film I liked the overall look it gave. It caught my eye how it looked like the text was being pulled into the middle of the page which also draws the viewer’s eye into the main picture. In terms of layout this magazine is where I took my inspiration from, even though it may not be the most conventional.

 

The usual and conventional red hast head for the Empire film magazine. For comparison.

 

 

 

In terms of cover stories I have used a very unconventional layout. The existing Empire magazine shown previously in this post inspired me to use an unusual layout for the cover stories in a way that makes them appear to be expanding out of the page. I created this effect by using the perspective tool on Photoshop and it think it is effective as it makes the font cover look very modern and almost clean cut, hopefully catching the buyer’s eye.  This perspective edit has allowed me to create leading lines within the text which draw the viewer’s eye directly into the middle of the main image on the front cover.  I have used a shadowing effect on this text again to make it stand out from the background, otherwise as you can see on my earlier edits, it looks slightly lost. I feel this shadowing effect also helps to make the text look professional and less 2D, helping the overall look of the front cover. 

The main image I have used on my film magazine front cover looks like it could have been taken from the footage from my trailer, however it is not. I took some photographs on the day of filming especially for this reason. Using my skills in Photoshop I have highlighted the area around the two antagonists so this part of the image stands out. I have also darkened around the edge of the image using levels and a layer mask. The image shows the back of the antagonists so that the magazine isn’t giving too much away to the buyer, and this could effectively want them to read the magazine or even go to watch the film. I made the sky a pink colour by using the colour look up tool as I thought this would help create a spooky looking front cover, helping to show the horror genre of my featured horror film.

Overall I am happy with my finished front cover and I think it is very convincing. I believe it could be sold in shops as part of the Empire series of magazines and I believe it includes all of the right conventions to be able to sell.